Multiple choice general knowledge history

Story behind Mahasivratri

  1. during the Samudra Manthan Shiva drank the deadly poison but held it in his throat instead of swallowing it To protect the world from its evil effects

  2. Lord Shiva was born

  3. Lord Shiva was married to Parwati

  4. none
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Explanation

During the Samudra Manthan (churning of the cosmic ocean), a deadly poison (halahala) emerged that threatened to destroy the universe. Lord Shiva drank the poison to save the world but held it in his throat, which turned blue due to the poison's effect - earning him the name 'Neelkanth' (the blue-throated one). This event is commemorated on Mahashivratri. The other options about Shiva's birth or marriage are not related to this festival's origin story.

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